For starters: Portland Trail Blazers at Miami Heat

February 12, 2013|By Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Tuesday's 7:30 p.m. game between the Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers at AmericanAirlines Arena (Sun Sports, NBA TV), with Mike Miller out with the flu:

Starting lineups

MIAMI HEAT (34-14)

Center: Chris Bosh

Power forward: Udonis Haslem

Small forward: LeBron James

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade

Point guard: Mario Chalmers

Inactive: Dexter Pittman, Mike Miller.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS (25-26)

Center: J.J. Hickson

Power forward: LaMarcus Aldridge

Small forward: Nicolas Batum

Shooting guard: Wesley Matthews

Point guard: Damian Lillard

Inactive: Elliot Williams, Will Barton.

Referees: Bennie Adams, Eric Lewis, Josh Tiven.

Pregame note of note: In six career games against the Heat, Portland forward Nicolas Batum has averaged 16.5 points per game, his second-highest scoring average against any NBA team (Houston, 16.5 ppg). His .571 shooting from the field against the Heat is second to games vs. Houston (.593). Portland has won four consecutive games over the Heat in Miami. The Trail Blazers have not won five road games in a row over the Heat since winning five straight from Dec. 2, 1988 to Dec. 3, 1991. The Trail Blazers' .783 win percentage in Miami (18-5) is their highest road win percentage against any team.